Since all of this week’s guest-blogging artists have been so on-point with their Valentine’s Day songs, I’ve had a hard time narrowing down my own list. But here are some of the songs that I find so perfectly romantic, they’re in constant rotation on my iPod this week.

1. "Song for the Road" &#xE2;&#xBF;&#xBF; David Ford

This is my new obsession track off of the amazing just-released album Songs for the Road. I just can’t get enough of it. Sample lyric: "Now I don’t like using words like forever/But I will love you ’til the end of today/And in the morning when I remember everything that you are/I know I’ll fall for you over again." Listen to it here: myspace.com/davidford or (even better) pick up the whole album. It’s available now on iTunes and is in stores April 1st.

2. "Switching Off" &#xE2;&#xBF;&#xBF; Elbow

Manchester band Elbow is one of my favorites. I’ve always liked this song, originally on the Cast of Thousands album. But last year, Elbow performed it on KCRW and lead singer Guy Garvey offered up the following introduction: A long time ago a friend and I sat at a bar discussing the idea that if your life flashes before your eyes before you die, then you can pick your last moments and remember them when the time comes. So this song is about telling someone that the moment you’re in with them is so perfect that you want it to be the last moment you think of before you die. Thus, in my mind, "Switching Off" = the best slightly morbid love song ever. (An acoustic version is available on iTunes too.)

3. "You are the Everything" &#xE2;&#xBF;&#xBF; REM

A classic. Another song that captures a specific moment. "The stars are the greatest thing you’ve ever seen/And they’re there for you/ For you alone, you are the everything." The original song is off the Green album, but there’s a great live version on iTunes (off the "Leaving New York" EP).

4. "Happy Everafter in Your Eyes" &#xE2;&#xBF;&#xBF; Ben Harper

A simple, sweet lullaby of a love song. Sample lyric: "For the first time my true reflection I see/Happy everafter in your eyes." Reportedly, this was the first song Ben and his wife Laura Dern danced to at their wedding. Off of the Both Sides of the Gun album.

5. "Brighter than Sunshine" &#xE2;&#xBF;&#xBF; Aqualung

This is probably the happiest song on the list. It captures that feeling when you first meet someone and it’s just&#xE2;&#xBF;&#xBF; great. When you’re beaming without realizing it. (You can find this track on Strange & Beautiful.)